The eldest son, Liu Feng, is not his own. It is said that this person is the nephew of the Yang family in Changsha County, Jingzhou, formerly known as Koufeng. Because he is usually busy with his career, Liu Bei, who is in his forties, has been childless. He can only recognize this child as an adopted son and change his name to "Liu Feng". It must be noted that when Lu Bu recognized Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father, he did not change his name. In the traditional sense, if he changes his name, it means passing on his ancestral business. In other words, Liu Bei intended to train Liu Feng as his successor. I can see that Liu Feng is older than Liu Chan.
In the twelfth year of Jian 'an (207), Liu Bei's wife Mrs. Gan was born. At this time, of course, Liu Feng's legacy was taken away, and Liu Chan belonged to her son after all. From then on, Liu Feng joined the military camp, which opened the road to hegemony. Liu Feng did well. When he attacked Yizhou, he passed all the way, and made a victorious feat for Liu Bei to capture Yizhou. After Yizhou pacified the county, Liu Feng was appointed as the deputy army corps commander by Liu Bei.
The seal is powerful and fierce, and it will be difficult to control after the world changes. Zhuge Liang praised Liu Feng. Among Liu Bei's children, Liu Feng is still very capable. It's just that she was careless when guarding Shang Yong County (now Zhushan County, Hubei Province) with Meng Da.
Guan Yunchang was trapped in Jingzhou and defeated Maicheng. In desperation, he turned to Liu Feng for help, but Liu Feng chose to stay and refused to fight, which led to Guan Yu's defeat and killing. Liu Bei was very angry about this matter and felt that Liu Feng was hopeless. In addition, the disharmony between Liu Feng and Meng Da directly led to Meng Da's surrender to Cao Wei. Since then, Meng Da also led Wei Jun to occupy three counties in Shang Yong. Because of these two things, Liu Feng was finally scolded to death. Naturally, Liu Bei also listened to Zhuge Liang's opinion in the middle.
The late Lord made Yizhou clear, and Mrs. Sun returned Wu. After the ministers persuaded the late master to hire her, the lady (Mrs. Wu) became a concubine in Yizhou, and no one was in power in the harem, because Mrs. Gan died and Mrs. Sun left. In order to win over the local imperial clan class, Liu Bei married a widowed Mrs. Wu and gave birth to two children, Liu Yong and Liu Li. After Liu Bei ascended the throne, Mrs. Wu was made queen.
However, there is also a saying that before Liu Bei entered Sichuan to marry Mrs. Wu, Liu Bei was lucky enough to have a maid or maid, so he gave birth to these two brothers. Because their mother's true identity is not high, there is not much description in history. Everyone only knows that Liu Li was later named King Anping until his death. Liu Yong was named King of Ganling, but he was injured by Huang Hao's greedy words and could not enter the DPRK for more than ten years. After Shu Han died, he was moved to Luoyang. It seems natural that Liu Chan should take Liu Bei's place.
Liu Chan's Advantage Liu Chan does have an advantage over the other three brothers. It is mainly manifested in three aspects, especially the third point, which is most easily overlooked. After Liu Bei's army entered Yizhou, Liu Bei was an external energy compared with Yizhou's local camp. If Liu Huangshu wants to be invincible, he must cultivate feelings with the local people. As mentioned above, in order to take Yizhou for himself completely, Liu Bei is going to marry the local people, which is also a diplomatic means. Many historians have found that both Liu Yong and Liu Li were born in Yizhou.
Thus, the status of the two brothers in Liu Bei's heart is certainly not as good as that of Liu Chan. Although Liu Chan was not born to Liu Bei's wife, he was Liu Bei's first biological son. Liu Bei and Mrs. Gan share joys and sorrows. Especially when Liu Feng was squeezed into the barracks, many people thought that Liu Chan was Liu Bei's successor.
Also, Liu Chan was born in Jingzhou, and has a continuous connection with Jingzhou Group, and Liu Bei wants Zhuge Liang to plant it himself, which shows Liu Chan's position in Liu Bei's mind.
In North Korea 18, Staff Sergeant Eide was endowed with kindness. This is also the evaluation of Liu Chan by Zhuge's counselors. It can be seen that Zhuge Liang agrees with Liu Chan's character and talent. Jingzhou school represented by Zhuge Liang will definitely choose a princess who is mainly Jingzhou school, not Yizhou school. Only in this way can they be in power for a long time. Therefore, Liu Yong and Liu Li, two brothers, have no strong power to display before Liu Chan.
Secondly, Liu Chan's eldest son, Liu Chan, is also related by blood. Although he is a concubine, it is an indisputable fact that he or Liu Bei is the first blood child. After all, it's easy to understand. It's the eldest son. In ancient times, there has always been an ancestral system that allows children to grow up without children. On the other hand, if we waste time, we will inevitably shake the foundation of the country. As we all know, Cao Cao loves Cao Zhi, and finally he dare not give up his position. But took the old xelloss. Why? This is the so-called way to take chaos.
Look at two examples. If Cao Cao insists on giving the position to Cao Zhi, not only Cao Pi is unconvinced, but other brothers will certainly make moves. Another example is Yuan Shao's abandonment of the old and the young, which will make many of his children feel that the throne is also occupied by capable people, so everyone will preserve their overall strength and compete for the throne. In other words, those who are "strong" can become emperors as long as they have the ability, so the turmoil in the Yuan family is inevitable. This is what Jia Xu said to Cao Cao, "Thinking of Yuan Benchu and Liu Jingsheng's father and son". It is the same reason that Sun Ce gave his younger brother Sun Quan a meditation position instead of his son.
What's more, when Liu Chan proclaimed himself emperor, he was 16 years old, while Liu Li was only 8 years old. Liu Yong's age is ominous, but he is certainly younger than Liu Chan. From this point of view, especially when the political parties in Shu and Han were unstable, Liu Chan proclaimed himself emperor with a certain age advantage. These three countries are at war themselves. If you are too young, there is no doubt that people are unstable. Moreover, the little prince in troubled times is either a puppet or slaughtered, which is a conclusion that everyone does not want to see. Liu Bei, of course, is clear.
Liu Adou is not "powerless". Many people are noncommittal about this. But we can choose two aspects: who has been in power for the longest time among the three countries? Why can Jiang Wei continue to complete the Northern Expedition again and again? Liu Chan was the longest reigning emperor in the Three Kingdoms period. Even Sun Quan, who is old, has only been in power for 24 years, while Liu Chan has been in power for 42 years. If Zhuge Liang were alive, he would certainly try his best to assist Liu Chan and lay a solid foundation for Shu Han, but it was only ten years. After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan managed Shu alone for nearly 30 years. If Liu Chan didn't have two brushes, he might have been ousted by others. As mentioned above, Zhuge Liang admired Liu Chan very much. He is not only clever, but also likes learning.
Know a lot, add more than you think. Liu Chan studied Shen Zi, Guan Zi, Liu Tao and other books since childhood, all of which were taught by Zhuge Liang himself. Liu Bei advised Liu Chan to "read Hanshu and the Book of Rites, and look closely at the six pagodas of philosophers in his spare time". This shows that in the eyes of the two old people, Liu Chan may win the throne.
Another aspect of the problem, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, can be said to be the strength of the whole country. After all, at that time, the Prime Minister Zhuge promised his predecessor that he would spare no effort to revive the Han Dynasty, so he was willing to try his best to open the road to the Northern Expedition. It can be said that Prime Minister Zhuge's motives are good, but there are inevitably traces of extortion, so in the middle and late Shu and Han dynasties, ordinary people were particularly bored with the Northern Expedition. But why can the old general Jiang Wei achieve the purpose of the Northern Expedition again and again?
Obviously, this is Liu Chan's strong support. If Liu Chan didn't have enough level to comfort the people and the ability to govern the country, not only Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition could not be realized, but Liu Chan could not be an emperor. If compared, Emperor Chongzhen was in office for more than ten years, and finally hanged himself in Jingshan Park, which was regarded by many as the diligent and loving emperor. Is Liu Chan better?
From the opposite direction, the demise of Shu has little to do with Liu Chan. Many people will focus on Liu Chan's "happiness without thinking". In fact, there is a necessity behind Liu Chan's happiness. In other words, he has his own considerations.
First, the overall strength is weak. There is no denying that the strength of Shu Han is not as strong as that of Cao Wei, so it is only a matter of time before Cao Wei gets Shu Han, and it is not easy for Liu Chan to support Shu Han for 40 years. Even with a new king, it is impossible to change the fate of Shu Han. Helpless, it is "happy but not thinking about Shu", paying more attention to the illusion that this person is pretending to be sick. In addition to the consideration of self-protection, it is more to prevent the people of Shuhan from dying tragically again.